What it’s like to wait for the call from the Nobel Prize committee

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What happened

Ahead of this year's Nobel Prize announcements, STAT chatted with Mary-Claire King, who discovered the BRCA cancer mutations and is frequently mentioned in prize predictions.

Key facts

  • Reported by STAT and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:07:11 UTC.

Why it matters

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